Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-29-2013, 09:46 AM
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September 30
Overindulgence
Why do all...
September 30
Overindulgence
Why do all people not have the normal physiological endpoint to limit their drives? Perhaps because there is one drive that does not have an endpoint -- the drive...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-28-2013, 10:42 AM
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September 29
Our Animal Instincts
We...
September 29
Our Animal Instincts
We have virtually all the impulses, drives, and desires animals have, including greed, hostility, and lust. But we differ from animals in that we have the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-27-2013, 09:35 AM
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September 28
Self-Reproach Can Be Deceptive ...
September 28
Self-Reproach Can Be Deceptive
and is not always a virtue. Criticizing ourselves for wrongful behavior can be constructive if it results in our avoiding its repetition. But...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-26-2013, 09:46 AM
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September 27
Trust
is essential to any...
September 27
Trust
is essential to any meaningful relationship, but is not easy to come by. Some have been deeply hurt because others violated their trust. In order to protect themselves from...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-25-2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 26
See Yourself Through Someone...
September 26
See Yourself Through Someone Else
Discovering character defects is not difficult -- someone else's, that is. The Fourth of the Twelve Steps of recovery consists of taking a moral...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-24-2013, 08:24 AM
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September 25
Flights of Fancy
A...
September 25
Flights of Fancy
A philosopher said, Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought. Animals act according to whatever biological urge they have. Humans should first...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-23-2013, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 24
Don't Make a Habit of...
September 24
Don't Make a Habit of Negativity
Dale Carnegie said, Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most do. According to him, when a person criticizes, condemns, and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-22-2013, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 23
The Courage to Make the Right...
September 23
The Courage to Make the Right Change
The Serenity Prayer has been reformulated in a variety of ways, often to clarify it. For example, The pessimist complains about the wind; the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-21-2013, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 22
Learn From the Past
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September 22
Learn From the Past
Reflecting on the past can be either constructive or destructive. Ruminating about something that cannot be undone, or indulging in remorse and guilt, is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-20-2013, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 21
The Benefits of Fellowship
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September 21
The Benefits of Fellowship
The things that have the greatest effect on how we act are things we think about most but talk about least. Because they are subject to distortion, they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-19-2013, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 20
Lessons Are Not Always Pleasant...
September 20
Lessons Are Not Always Pleasant
It is better to go to the house of a mourner than to a feast -- Ecclesiastes 7:2. A feast or party can be an escape from reality. If not overdone,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-18-2013, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 19
Determination
The wisdom...
September 19
Determination
The wisdom to know the difference. Although we pray for courage to change things that are amenable to change, we are sometimes unable to see that some things are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-17-2013, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 18
Couples Need to Recover...
September 18
Couples Need to Recover Together
When we become truly sober, we develop a different lifestyle and new personality. True sobriety involves humility and character growth. It requires...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-16-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 17
Relapse and Re-entry
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September 17
Relapse and Re-entry
Sometimes a person relapses after years of sobriety. This person may have had a solid recovery program and may have been sponsoring others, so returning to the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-15-2013, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 16
Prescription for Tragedy
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September 16
Prescription for Tragedy
Sobriety must be guarded with the greatest zeal. Yet various illnesses call for pain-killing medications that can jeopardize sobriety. Not all doctors are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-14-2013, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 29
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September 15
The Power of a Community
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September 15
The Power of a Community
In recovery there is community. A person who is not being paid for his work will get up on a subzero night to help a total stranger, with full knowledge...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-13-2013, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 14
Healthy Dependencies
Some...
September 14
Healthy Dependencies
Some dependencies are healthy. I met with some people in AA, who said, We alcoholics are dependent people. When we stop drinking, we take our dependency off...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-12-2013, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 13
Sober Judgment
Alcohol and...
September 13
Sober Judgment
Alcohol and drugs are equal opportunity destroyers. A good decision or judgment cannot be made when the brain is operating under the influence of a mind-altering...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-11-2013, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 12
Knowledge or...
September 12
Knowledge or Self-Consciousness?
A true self-awareness may prevent addiction. When our self is okay, we don't think about it. Self-consciousness is a symptom: something is wrong....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-10-2013, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 11
You Are Not the Higher Power
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September 11
You Are Not the Higher Power
Some reject AA because of its emphasis on God. But difficulty with the acceptance of a Higher Power generally is an indication we think of ourselves as...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-09-2013, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 10
Admit Your Mistakes and Go On ...
September 10
Admit Your Mistakes and Go On
The Tenth Step requires ongoing Personal inventory and prompt admission of any wrong. There is a tendency to become defensive or manufacture...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-08-2013, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 9
Reaching Rational Conclusions
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September 9
Reaching Rational Conclusions
Turning things over to a Higher does not mean we move to the passenger seat and expect God to drive. We are expected to act in order to bring about...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-07-2013, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 8
Learning to Cope
is key to...
September 8
Learning to Cope
is key to sobriety. When a challenge is truly overwhelming, as when your car is stalled on a railroad track and a diesel engine is heading toward you, it is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-06-2013, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 7
Don't Live a Masquerade
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September 7
Don't Live a Masquerade
Some behaviors are constructive, but if we have not been accustomed to them we may resist them. We are often reluctant at first to express gratitude, say I'm...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-05-2013, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 6
Get Rid of Your Resentments
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September 6
Get Rid of Your Resentments
Rewards are slow in coming. Jim stated he was resentful of losing his job. But I will go to AA tonight and drop off my resentments. If I don't I will...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-04-2013, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 5
Don't Let Your Guard Down to...
September 5
Don't Let Your Guard Down to Addiction
If I were your mortal enemy, I would not attack when you were on guard. I would be nice to you, while I plan your destruction. Eventually you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-03-2013, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 4
Recognize What is Worth Worrying...
September 4
Recognize What is Worth Worrying About
One day at a time means we don't waste valuable time worrying about something that is out of our hands. Before you take an exam, worrying is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-02-2013, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 3
Changing Ourselves to Face...
September 3
Changing Ourselves to Face Reality
The backbone of recovery is the Serenity Prayer. God grant me the serenity to accept that which I cannot change, the courage to change that which...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
September 2
Are You Killing Time?
Time...
September 2
Are You Killing Time?
Time is a valuable and irreplaceable commodity. While our culture is preoccupied with saving time -- microwave ovens, fax machines, jets -- it also wastes...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-31-2013, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 153,046
Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - September
September 1
Make the Wise Choice
If a child receives a gift of money, she could spend it or give it to a parent to invest. The second option does not mean surrender of choice. When we turn our...
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